Hay-rake.



E. 0. SMITH..

HAY RAKE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 1, 1909.

'rafi'ented Jan. 18,1910.

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E. 0. SMITH.

HAY RAKE.

APPLIOATION FILED FEB. 1, 1909.

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E. G. SMITH.

HAY RAKE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 1, 1909.

Patfited Jen. is, 1910.

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HAY RAKE. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 1, 1909.

Patented Jan. 18,1910.

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- ERNEST C. MITH, F CANTON, ILLINOIS HAY-RAKE.

' To all whom it may concern:

"illustrated in the accompanying drawings,

Be it-known thatI, ERNEST C. SMITH, a

citizen of the United States, and resident of Canton, county of Fulton, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in HayRakes, of which thefollowing is a specification, -and which are forming a part thereof.

The invention relates to hay-raking machines of that form wherein the gathering 'of hay is effected by means of a rotatable rake member mounted for movement over the ground in a wheeled supporting frame.

The object of the invention is to provide a rake which shall be of improved construction, whereby its parts are adapted for adjustment to suit the various conditions of use, without interfering with the capacity "of' the' rake for gathering hay in considerable quantities.

The invention is exemplified in thestrucjture to be hereinafter described, and illustrated in the"accompanying drawings, in

which' Figure 1 is a-plan view of a rake emb odyring the features of the invention; Fig. 2 is a detail plan view of certain parts of a clutch and drlvlng gear employed upon the machine; Fig. 31s a detail end elevation of the machine viewedin the direction of the arrow on F ig'. land there designated by the Fig. 9 h aving the end numeral 3i Fig. 4 is a perspective view illustratingdetails of the clutch and driving gear mechanisms of the machine; Fig. 5 is a detail plan view of the machine; Fig. 6 is a detail cross-sectional View taken on the line 66 of Fig. 5; Fig. 7 is' similar to a detail of Fig. '6 but illustrates the parts of the 1nachine in a different position of movement;

side delivery rakes, and is of-that form of side-delivery rake wherein the rotatable rake member takes the form of a reel carrying rake-heads which sweep the ground during the rotation of the reel in a d1rect1on 1I1-' clined to the-direction of movement of the machine.

The frame of the machine is generally of the stripper frame Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Jan, 18 1910. Application filed. February 1, 1909. Serial'No. 475,475..

in the usual way upon the o posite ends of a rotating axle 14, journale at 15, 16, in the side members of the frame 95 adjacent its forward end. The carrying wheel 98 is a caster wheel of ordinary construction designed to support the outer rear end of the frame 95. I

The raking reel is generally designated by thenumeral 17. It comprises a reel shaft 18' extending at'an angle to the line of'draft ofthe machine, and reel arms. 19, 20, fixed to the shaft 18 adjacent its ends. 21 and 22, extending throughout'the entire length of the reel 17, are rotatably mounted in the ends of the reel arms 19, 20, as at 23, 2 1, and 25, 26, respectively. Provision is made for vertically adjusting the reel 17... To this end the reel shaft 18 is journaled in bearing blocks 27, 28, each having an "adjustable vertical sliding movement in bracket members, as 29, 30, embodied in the frame structure 95. The bearing blocks 28, and the bracket members 29, 30,; are illus trated,- respectively, in Figs. 9, 10, 11 and 12 of the drawings.

As shown, each of the bracket members 29, 30, takes the form of a vertically-extended open rectangular frame, the sides of the frame constituting ways on which the hearing blocks 27, 28, slide. These bracket members are incorporated in the structure of the frame 95, preferably by forming on opposite sides of the brackets lugs or ears, as 31, 32, 33, 34c, to which the ends 35, 36, 37, 38, of members of the frame 95 are bolted or. otherwise secured, as is most clearly shown in Figsml and 3[ Preferably those parts of the reel shaft 18 which turn within the bearing blocks 27,28, are; inclosed by sleeves or bushings design'ated, respectively, 89 and 92. The bushing 92 is fixed against. rotation in the bearing block 28, as by being provided. with a lug '93 which fits a socket 94 formed in the bearing block 28, Fig. 10.

As ripper frame, generally designated 39, is provided for clearing the teeth, as ll, of the rake-bars 21, 22. This stripper frame Rake-bars erate between these bars.

adjustment and as shown it is carried by the bearing blocks 27, 28, the ends of theframe 44 being boltedto the inside faces of these bearing blocks, as at 45, 46.

' Vertical adjustment of the bearing blocks 27, 28, simultaneously raises or lowersthe reel 17 and stripper frame 39. For manually 'efiecting this adjustment threaded crank shafts 47, 48, are preferably provided.

" 'As shown, these crank shafts extend vertiof the brackets, as at 49, 50, Fig. 3, and fixed against longitudinal -moven'1ent therein by.

cally through the bracket members '29, 30,

, respectively, being journaled adjacent their ends in the upper and lower cross-members means of cotter pins 51,-.52. Each ofthe bearing blocks 27, 28, is suitably recessed,as at 53, forreceiving the corresponding crank shafts 47, 4,8, and operative connection between the crank shafts'and the bearing blocks is preferably provided through threaded nuts,- as 54. I These nuts run on the crank shafts and lay-in pockets, asj55, formed in the bearing blocks, whereby the nuts are fixed against rotationfand the'bearingblocks are compelled. to move vertically with the nuts when the crank shafts 47, 48, are rotated.

The reel shaft 18 may be driven from the rotating axle 14 in any convenient manner .not inconsistent with the vertical adjustment of the reel in the manner just described, Preferably a sprocket chain 56, turning over a sprocket wheel 57, mounted on the inner end.of the reel shaft 18, and a sprocket wheel 58, mounted upon a countershaft 59,

having gear connection 60, 61, with the 10- tating axle 14, is employed for this purpose.

As shown, the countershaft 59 is supported in a position of parallelism Withthe reel shaft 18 bybeing ournaled in a bracket 62,

depending from the front cross-member of the frame 95 of the'machine. The sprocket if ment between the' sprocketwheels 57, 58, incident to the vertical adjustment of the chain 56 most conveniently straddlesthe rotating axle 14, and, as shownfis of sufficient length'to admit of a-relative vertlcal movereel 17.

' To insure thatthesprocket chain56iwillalways run sufliciently tight to remain in operative engagement .with the sprocket wheelsv 57, 58, a yielding slack take-up device,

bearing uponthe chain is preferably pro-.

. Preferably the vided. As shown, this take-up device comprises a roller 63, which runs upon theupper turn of the chaln 56. This .roller is mounted upon the end of a crank-arm 64,

havingits stem journaled in bracket lugs 65, 66, secured to the front cross'member of the frame 95. A spring 67, coiled about the stem of the crank-arm64 between the bracket lugs 65, 66, rotatably reacts upon the crank-arm 64 to cause the roller 63 to yieldingl y bear downwardly upon the sprocket chain 56. j

Clutch connection, most clearly illustrated in Figfi4'of/the drawings, is provided between the rotating axle 14 and the gear 60 for controllingthe operation of the reell7. ear.60 is loosely mounted upon the rotating. axle 14, and is fixed against longitudinal movement thereon in one direction by means of a bracket meniber 68, which depends from the frame 95.

As shown, the gear 60'has its hub extended in one direction by means of a sleeve 69, interlocked with the hub of the gearat/Tb. (Fig. 2) to rotate therewith This sleeve has a clutch face 71.- A movable clutch member 70 having a splined connection; 74 with the rotating axle 14 is mounted on the axle in front of the clutch face 71 ofthe part 69 and has a complementarily formed clutch face 72. a

A spring 75, coiled about the rotating axle 14, reacts between the back of the movable clutch member 70 and a collar 76 fixed to and. movable clutch members 69,70, in opthe axle 14, to normally maintain the fixed erativerconnec'tion. V For separating the clutch members 69and 70, they are provided, respectively, with 'oppositely facing circumferential 1 shoulders 77, 78, and a cam yoke 79 rides upon-the ends of the clutch members between these shoulders. The cam yoke.79 is moved'in "one direction to separate the clutch'members 69, 7Q-,/by.means of a hand lever 80, pivotally attached to the frame 95 of the machine in a conveniently accessible-position,

as by m'eans-o'f abracket 81, andv connected the handle'ver 80 is released the yoke "79 is shifted in the otherdirection to admit of a closing of. the clutch by-the spring 76 ,to the yoke 79 by means of a link '82; When through the cam engagement'between the yoke and the shoulders-78 formed on the movable clutch member 70.

Means are provided for causing the rake heads 21 and22 to maintain a constant angug lar. pos tion duringthe rotation of the reel 17, and for adjusting this angular position of the. rake-heads. Preferably a normally stationary-eccentric83is mounted. on the reershart 18' for controlling the rotation of the rake-heads 21, 22, in their-bearings, as

23, 24, 25, 26, in the ends of the-reel arm 20, to maintain the angular of the rake heads. As most clearly shown in Fig. 8 of the drawings, the eccentric 83 is playing over the notched quadrant 91. 4

' chain 56.. By pulling on the hand-lever 80 the operator may arrest the rotation of the I reel '17, forthe. camflyoke 79 is thus caused :.toseparate them. The. reellZ may be vertically adjustedin the frame 95 to cause the-rake-teethtl' to more-or less closely apbearing blocks 27, 28,, in the supporting threaded crank shafts 43,548. The stripper frame 39 provides means for'clearing the Ways, a rotatable rakingreel, bearing blocks formed integral with the bushing or sleeve 89 which incloses that part of the reel shaft 18 turning within the bearing block 27, this 1 arrangement providing in effect an elonj gated hub for the eccentric. A two-armed l eccentric strap 84, having its arms 85, S6, connected, respectively, to cranks 87, 8S, mounted upon the ends of the rake heads 21, 22, turns about the eccentric 83. I

The angular position of the rake teeth -11 is adjusted by angularly adjusting the eccentric 83. A lever-arm 90, formed integral with the eccentric 83., serves for manually turning the eccentric. For securing the eccentric in any angularlyadjusted position, a notched, quadrant 91 (Fig. 9). is formed on the. bearing block 27, and a manuallycontrolled sprlng-pawl 92, of ordinary construction, is carried by the lever-arm 90 for During theforward movement of the machine the raking reel 17 is rotated from the. rotating, axle 14 through the intermeshing bevel gears 60 and 61 and the sprocket to react between the clutch members 691 and proach the ground intheir movement about the reel shaft by vertically adjusting the brackets. 29, 30,. throu 'h1,the use. of the 1. In a hay rake, in combination, a carry.- Y

ing frame having vertically-extended-slidefor the ends of "the" reelshaft adjustably mounted in the verticalslideways of the carrying frame, and a stripper frame for the raking reel secured to the bearing blocks.

2. In a hay rake, in combination, a carrying frame having vertically-extended slide-' ways, a rotatable-raking reel, bearing blocks for the ends of the reel shaft mounted in the vertical slideways of the carrying frame,

a stripper frame for the raking reel secured to the bearing blocks, and threaded crank shafts journaled in the ends of the slideways and opcratively engaging the bearing blocks.

' 3. In a hay rake, in corrhination, a carrying frame having vertically-extended slidcways, bearing blocks adjustably mounted in the sliden'ays, and a rotatable rake shaft inclined to the line of draft of the carrying frame ournaled in the bearing blo ks.

4. In a hayrake, in combination, a rotatable raking reel, a carrying frame therefor having vertically-extended slideways, and a stripper frame for the rakingrcel having its ends adjustably mounted in the slideways of the carrying frame.

5. Ina hay rake, in combination, a carrymg frame having a-rOtatm Wheel axle, a

rotatable rake shaft incline to the axle, a

countershaft parallel with the rake shaft, sprocket and chain drivin'gconnection between the count-ershaft and the rake shaft.

, and bevel geardriving connection between the-wheel axle and the countershaft.

6. In a hay rake, in combinatiomfa carrying frame having a rotatingwheelaxle, -a

rotatable rake shaft inclined to the-axle and mounted for vertical adjustment in the cai rying frame, a countershaft parallel with the rake shaft, bevel. gear connection between the countershaft and the Wheelaxle, a sprocket'on the countershaft, a" sprocket on the rake shaft, anda slack chain turning over the sprockets.

i 7. In a hay-rake, in combination, a. carrying frame having a rotating Wheel axle, a rotatable rake shaft .inclinedto theaxle, a countershaft parallel withthe rake shaft, sprocket and chain driving connection between the countershaft and the rakeshaft, a

gear loosely mounted onthe axle havin a clutch face and a circumferential shoultIer, operativeconnection between the gear and the cot. .itershafha movable clutch member splined to the axle cooperating With the clutch face of the gear, and having a. circumferential' shoulder, aspring bearing on the clutch member for normally holding it in contactwith the gear, a cam yoke straddling the axle between the circumferential shoulders on the gear and the clutch member, anda hand lever for shifting theyoke.

8 A rotatable rake member for [side delivery liay rakes comprising, in combination,

a'reel, a rake head journaled in the reel arms, a crank-arm'on the rake head, a nor mally stationary eccentric on the reel shaft, an 'eccentric strap turningonthe eccentric, connection between the eccentric strap and crank-arm of the rake head, and means for adjustably turning the eccentric.

9. A rotatable rake member for side delivery hay rakes comprising, in' combination, a reel, a rake head journaled in the ,atingwith the pawl carrie 13.- A power reels comprising, in combination, a verticallying. frame. 16 In a rake'in combination, a'carrymg I arms, a crank-arm on the rake head, an eccentric on the reel shaft, aneccentric strap turning on the eccentric, connection between the eccentric strap and the crank-arm of the rake head, a vertically-adjustable bearing block for the reel shaft,a notched quadrant formed on the bearing block, a lever arm for the eccentric, and a manually-controlled s ring pawl carried by the lever arm and p ay" lg'over the quadrant.

1 11. rotatable rake member for side delivery hay rakes comprising, in combination, a reel, a rakehead journaled in the reel arms, a crank-arm on the rake head, an ec-'- centric on the reel shaft, an eccentric strap turning on the eccentric, connection between the eccentric strap and the crank-arm of the rake head, a verticallyadjustable bearing block for the reel shaft, and cooperating spring pawl. and notched quadrant members the bearing.

carried by the eccentric and block, respectively. 3

12. A powerhead for rotatable raking reels comprising, in combination, a rake- .guiding eccentric, a hand lever formed on the eccentric, a spring pawlcarried by the hand lever, and atoothed uadrant cooperby. anon-rotatable support. head for rotatable raking adjustable reel-supporting .bearing' ,block, a rake-guiding eccentric rotatably mounted in the bearing block, a notched quadrant [formed on the bearing block, a lever arm rined on the eccentric, and a manually-conv lled spring pawl carried bythe lever arm and playing over the quadrant.

14. In a side delivery rake in combination,

a wheeled car ing frame, a rotatable rak-' ing reel carri thereby and inclined to the line of draft of the frame, and means for verticallyadjusting the reel in a straight line in the frame.

15. Ina, rake' in combination, a carrying frame, a revolvingxrake-bar mounted therein, a stripperbar cooperating with the rake bar, and means forvertieally adjusting the stripper bar'in-a straight line in the carryframe, a rotatable raking reel mounted therein, a stripper frame cooperating with ing. frame havin end the reel, and unitary means for zvertically adjusting the reel and the stripper frame in a straight line in the carrying frame;

17 In a hay rake, in combination, a carrying frame having a rotating wheel axle, a rotatable rake shaft inclined to the axle mounted for vertical adjustment in the carrying frame, and driving connection between the axle and therake shaft including a countershaft parallel with the rake shaft fixed in position in the carrying frame.

18. In a hay rake, in combination, a carrying frame having a rotating Wheel axle, a rotatable rake shaft inclined to the axle mounted for vertical adjustment in the carrying frame, .acountershaft parallel with the rake shaft, sprocket and chain driving connection between the countershaft and the rake shaft, and. bevel gear driving conne c-- tion between the wheel-axle and countgrshaft.

19. In a hay rake,.in combination, a carrya rotating wheel axle, a rotatable rake s aft inclined. to the axle mountedfor vertical adjustment in the carrying frame, a countershaft parallel with the rake shaft fixed in position in the carrying frame, bevel gear driving connection between the wheel axle and the countershaft, a sprocket on the countershaft, a sprocket on the rake shaft, 8. slack chain turning over the'sprockets, and a yieldingzslack take-up bearing on the chain between the sprockets.

20. In a side delivery rake, in combination,'-a wheeled carr ing frame, and a rotatable rake shaft inclined to the line of draft of the-frame and mounted for vertical adjustment therein adjacent each of its ends.

21. In. a side delivery rake, in combination, a wheeled carrying frame, a rotatable raking 'reel inclined'to the line of draft of the frame, and a stripper frame coiiperating with the reel, the reel and the stripper frame being mounted forvertical adjustment. in

the carrying'frame' adjacent each of their 8 I. 22. In -a side delivery rake, in eombination, awheele'd carrying frame, a rotatable rakingreel inclinedto theline of draftfof the frame, a stripper frame cooperating'with the ree1',.and.un1tary means adjacent each end of the'reel for vertically adjusting the reel and the-stripper frame in the carrying frame. j

. 23, In a hay rake, in combination, a carrying framehavin a rotating wheel-axle, a rotatable rake s aft inclined to the axle mounted in, the carrying frame and capable of vertical adjustment relativethereto, and driving connection between the axle and the rake shaft including a countershaft fixed in I positionin the carrying frame. v V v n .comb1na- -,t1on, a wheeled carrylng-frame-and a rota- 24. In, a side delivery rake,

table rakeshaft inclined to the line of draft ment therein adjacent each of its ends.

shaft inclined to' the line of draft of the frame, and a bearing block for each end of the rake shaft, each of said bearing blocks being movably mounted in one of the'iverof the frame and mounted for Vertical move- "25. Ina side delivery rake, in combination, a Wheeled carrying-frame, a rotatable tically extended sli'deways, a rotatable rake YCAMELIA KIN'rz Take shaft inclined to the line. of draft of tically extended slideway s of the carryingthe frame, and bearing blgcks for the ends frame. of the rake-shaft mounted or vertical movea ment in the frame. l ERNEST SMITH 26. In a side delivery rake, in eombina- Witnesses: tion, a Wheeled carrying-frame having ver- E. A. HEALD, 

